ritteri question

[jmack]

I just got a ritteri anemone...when he arrived he was extremely stressed from shipping (shrunken and mouth open) but I went ahead and acclimated him for 2 hrs with the drip method. He perked up but was still fairly small (about 4 inches across).

This morning however, he was about a foot across and the tentacles were really full so I am hoping he recovered? I can't even see his mouth now his tentacles are so full. He was stuck to the glass but has since went down to the sand. When my halides came on he got a little smaller but he's still about 8-10". Is there anything I should watch for in the next couple of days? Do I need to do a waterchange or would that stress him out? I wanted to wait until next week to do the change...how much could I change on a 120 without freaking him out?

 

[ATX aquarist]

Have a picture of it?

 

[cook]

Hold off on the water change as long as you water quality is good. Keep the temp stable. Find out everything about the species-waterflow, placement, ect. Then just wait and hope yove got a good one.

 

[kurtg]

I'd hold off on the water change. It's a good sign that it inflated. If it's happy, it should eventually find a prominent perch close to lighting (I have 2x250watt MH).

I change about 30 gallons 1/month in a 110g tank. I match up SG as close as I can, and my ritteri has never complained.

Ritteri like a decent flow. I've seen it find spots where it was literally in a torrent of flow. Mine currently is bathing in a gentle flow and seems happy again.

If the Ritteri moves without any apparent reason, take this as a very serious sign that something is up. Time for a water change, check phosphate reactors, reduce feeding etc. I've seen multiple times where my ritteri has moved and I week later my aquarium is being overrun by diatoms, red slime, etc.

I feel very fortunate that my Ritteri survived my newbie learning curve. My LFS sold it to me even though I was 2 days into the hobby.

 

[vaporize]

why do you buy it knowing that it is really stressed from shipping?

 

[55semireef]

any pics?

 

[plancton]

I know this anemone don´t resist high temps keep at 78F at max

 

[kurtg]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9809656#post9809656 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plancton
I know this anemone don´t resist high temps keep at 78F at max

I haven't heard this. I've kept my tank between 79 to 82 for the last 6 months. (I know that I should do better, but it only slowly changes and then due to the weather. I should get a chiller/heater combo to keep the temp within a degree.)

 

[illcssd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9809656#post9809656 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plancton
I know this anemone don´t resist high temps keep at 78F at max

Not true
My magnifica lived for 6 years in my care with a constant temp of 80-81 degrees. I never had a problem with this.

 

[kurtg]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9809656#post9809656 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plancton
I know this anemone don´t resist high temps keep at 78F at max

Where did you hear this? I'm willing to learn, but my understanding is that this anemone (H. magnifica, aka H. ritteri) ranges from the Red Sea to the great barrier reef. It's hard to believe that this zone would only have temps below 78.

I've kept my tank between 79 to 82 for the last 6 months since getting MH lighting. (I know that I should do better, but it only slowly changes and then due to the weather. I should get a chiller/heater combo to keep the temp within a degree.)

--Kurt